Fatal Collision In North Atlantic Narrows Sailings
The Belgian coast collision between the Red Star line steamer Nordland from Antwerp to New York and the Chilean freighter Childwell sinks the latter with many dead and missing. Survivors rescued by Ipswich report Nordland fled the scene. authorities will investigate crew conduct and responsibility.
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Loxpox
Jan
Nord
Land
Red Star Line
Antwerp
New York
Childwell
Chile
Nordland
Flushing
Ipswich
Great Eastern Line
Nordlands
Garza revolutionists face pressure as U S forces move
San Antonio reports show General Stanley optimistic as troops advance in the Texas border zone. Detachments from Fort Ringgold and Fort McIntosh push into Duval county and Los Angeles area fields to locate and disperse Garza supporters.
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Ringgold
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Garza
Stanley
Fort Ringgold
Cataringo Garza
Department
J. P. Martin
William B. Wheeler
Eighteenth Infantry
Wim. Beach
Third Cavalry
Piénee Ranch
Francis T. Hardie
Saleno
Washington
Duval County
Vexas
Nashville Fire Kills Four Firemen and Ruins Property
A major Nashville blaze on College Street destroyed Webb Stevenson Co. and nearby stores, engulfing Weakley Warren and others. Four colored firemen Aaron Cockrell Jamies Allen Harvey Ewing and C C Gondy perished under the collapsing building, while property losses reach about 1600000.
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Nashville
Tenn
Webb, Stevenson & Co
College Street
A. & Rhodes & Co
Atwell & Sneed's
Weakley & Warren
Aaron Cockrell
Stoker
Jamies Allen
Harvey Ewing
C. C. Gondy
Fire at Waverly hotel in Chicago injures several
Fire alarm at the Waverly hotel on Clark near Van Buren at 2 am awakens guests. Artist Paul Wood suffocated, John Meredith dies after falling on stairs, Samuel F. Wood crushed in an elevator shaft. Several other guests are injured as flames cause about 1000 dollars in damage.
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Chicago
Waverly
Clark Street
van Buren
Paul Wood
John Meredith
Samuel F. Wood
Nine Lives Lost in Boarding House Fire in California
A San Francisco boarding house fire killed nine people including Elmers Hof ford of Chester New Hampshire F B Tucker of Sacramento and E W Sanford of Sanford California. T 5 Hammond a printer died after leaping from a second story window. Five others were fatally burned. The blaze began with a coal oil stove explosion destroying the Methodist church and adjacent homes.
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San Francisco
Elmers, Hofford
Chester
N. H
F. B. Tucker
Sacramento
E. W. Sanford
Sanford
Cal
Hammond
Notables Gather at Global Posts Across Major Cities
Grorck W Walling ex superintendent of New York police appeared in Keyport New Jersey Samuel A Crowthen bishop of Niger territory spoke in London Prince Victor Ferdinand of Hohenlohe nephew of Queen Victoria attended London General Montcom Mr Ery C Metas US engineer corps retired in Washington Jemil Lewis Victor Laveleye Belgian political writer and economist seen in Brussels Vanderbilts cousin visited Vallejo California Judge William C Hazeline solicitor general Atlantic and Pacific railroad in Albuquerque Colonel C T GillMore lieutenant governor of Ontario in Toronto Jous B Carlson railroad figure in Chicago
Maupassant in Paris and a Kansas City baseball call
The report notes Guy de Maupassant’s struggle with insanity and a disappearance after an attempted murder in Paris. It also mentions President Speas calling a meeting of baseball men in Chicago on January 7 to form a new baseball association, with invitations sent to several midwestern cities.
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Paris
Jan
Guy de Maupassant
Nad
Cannes
Kervant
Kansas City
Speas
Kansas City Association
Chicago
New Baseball Association
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Detroit
Gran
Rapids
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Omaha
Chinese Buy Arms in America at Marlin Factory
The Chinese minister to the United States visited New Hayes Connecticut on January 5 and dined with President Marlin of Marlin Repeating Arms. He toured the factory and is said to have placed a large rifle order with the company.
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America
New Hayes, Conn
United States
Marlin
Marlin Repeating Arms Company
Bank Failure in North Dakota Shuts Doors
Mixot Jan 2. The bank of E Ashley Meats closed its doors with capital of 50000 dollars. Officials say the crisis was precipitated by withdrawal of county funds and the failure stems from those withdrawals.
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North Dakota
Mixot
Bank of E. Ashley “Meats
Springer tariff bill seeks steep wool duty cut and repeal of specific duties
In Washington the Ways and Means Committee plans to push a Springer bill reducing wool and hat forms tariff from 30 to 10 cents a pound and repealing specific duties on wool manufactures while preserving ad valorem duties. The bill mirrors Mills on carpets and cuts the woolen average from 91 to 4 1/2 percent. Springer claims it will pass with no Democratic opposition from Ohio and support from Texas Republicans. Mrs Davis at Beauvoir wishes readers refrain from buying her book amid a royalty dispute. Kansas grain blockade ends as Rock Island orders resumed loading to Chicago and other points and allows cross rail transfers at no charge.
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Washington
Dan
Springer
Ways and Means
House
Ohio
Texas
Jefferson Davis
Nashville
Tenn
S. A. Cunningham
Washington Monument Fund
Davis
Beauvoir
Kansas City
Rock Island
General Traffic Department of
Chicago
Otter
Bushyhead
Roswell PB
Flower
Vernon
New York
Lansing
Mich
Leavensworth
Kan
Kiv
King
George
Greece
Lyman J. Gage
Paris
Paul
Victoria
Hawaii
England
Wellesto College
Boston
Charles Hodge
Mankato
Minn
Commonwealt National Bank
Philadelphia
Daion
Hall
Kansas ‘City
Feiak Phillips
Birmingham
Ala
Jo Smith
Shelbyville
Tenn Tworshill
Greercount
McTarlan
Blaine
Senor Daly
Cost Rica
Jacob J. Wrieht
Baltimore
William Reeves
Texas State Insane Asylum
Sheri Durbin
Denton
Tex
George Freeman
Phi Lem
Macow
Edwin Schaffer
Penninsylvania
Tarrison
California
Kang Wai
Kowley
Lake Michigay
Perth
Aman
Kaiser Ebersdorf
Vienna
Henry Sanford
Dent
Adams Express Company
John Hoey
Bert
Charles Brown
Trayvey Binsson
Murry Johnson
Aewich
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Ashley
St. John
Ree Island
W.1k. Middleton
Rock Island Road
Middleton
Davenport
Michael Blake
Klvinax
Butte
Mont
Clarksville
New York Election Contest Decision Shapes Senate
The New York Court of Appeals sides with Democrats on the senate in a decision dated December 30. It rules the Twenty fifth and Twenty seventh districts for Republicans while the Fifteenth and Sixteenth go to Democrats. The court rejects senatorial claims by Peck Dean and Sherwood and declares Derby elected.
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New York
Court of Appeals
Senate
Peck
Dean
Sherwood
Derby
Davitt Sues Dublin Independent for Libel
Michael Davitt has filed libel action against the Farnellite Dublin Independent accusing the paper of fraud in connection with his management of the Irish Industria. The suit seeks damages for the published allegations.
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Davitt
Loxpox
Michael Davitt
The
Dublin Independent
Irish Industria Company
Dr Graves Convicted in Barnaby Murder Case Seeks Escape
Dr Graves was found guilty of first degree murder, makes partial confession implicating Colonel Ballou who fled after the verdict. Ballou telegraphed escape plans from a hotel, then took the 8:30 Rock Island to the east. Prosecutors say Ballou may be indicted. Graves awaits execution with a death watch in the jail.
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Eviuis
Colloner Ballon
Hin
Welon
Colonel Ballou
Rock Island
Dr. Graves
Colonel Ballon
John Conrad
Colonel Ballow
Denver
Daniel R. Ballow
Chicago
Tennessee standing army sails for mines with convicts
Nasaville reports the Tennessee standing army of 108 men with three months supplies leaves for the mines on a special train under Brigadier General Cranes and Adjutant General Norman. It will grow toward 250 men as it reaches the trouble area. Three hundred convicts accompany the train to work, stockades rebuilt, miners warned of possible renewed hostilities and a planned effort to wreck the train.
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Nasaville
Army of Tennessee
Cranes
Norman
Specs
Buchanan
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Childweill
Star- Line
Piremen
de Maupassant
Providence
Barnaby
Tennessee
Lonxpon
Dublin Castle
Cundill
Nashyville
Fentress County
Edward Harris
Marion
Dave Beatty
Gwen Bowden
Harris
Mary Beatty
Princis
St. Louis
Miller's Bakery
South Fourth Street
Frank Bach
Baker? Union
Miller
Miller_employes norunion en
Isaac Valentine
Sheehy O’brien
Abraham Brown
Reinhart
Sixth Street
Clark Avenue
French
Chamber of Deputies
Keeley Institute
Plainfield
Ind
Gem Opera House
Liberty
Tnd
Grant Merty
William Wilson
Wilson
Annie Campbell
Boise City
Idaho
Northwest
Thomas Penders
Phil’ Tillion
Jackson and
Canal Streets
Long Island
Ayer
Ayers
Annie
Butler
Pondsi
Providence, R.s
Geo. B. Hunter
Goose River
N.S
H. A. Bean
Winter St
Lawrence
Mass
J. G, Ayer
Issa
A. K. Prescott
Lower
Montana
Mon
Helena, Mont
James Twiford
Lower Main Street
Hees
New Merchant's Hotel
Broadway
Henna
teeThe Dillon Tribune
Mencuant’s Horet Co
Joan G. Vawrer
See’s and Treas
Birbean
N. Ewina
St, Helena, Montana
0. H
Dogge
Prop
Helena
Lima Advertiermengs
Eugene
A. . Baily
Lima, Montana
John A. Clinton
Lima, Mont
Joseph Bourret
Po. Weiss
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Common Sense Minina Machineny Co
Gonver, Colo
Wyngoop Sts
Colorado Iron Works
O. E. Morse
Swoopwerk
Leonns Machine CO
Orange
Union Square
N.Y
SAN Francisc
Louis,mo
Ron Sale
Dallas
O. E. Morsz
Dillon
Trrnunz
Singer Mairatscturing Co
Dillon, Mont
W. E. Willaaxs
Mer
Scientific Americ’ Agency
Munn & CO
New Yorke
Scientific America
Blishens
Dillon, Argenta and
Bannack
Pacific Express
R. RB
F. L. Graves
Anderson Bros
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